The BEST guacamole recipe ever – no really. Serious goodness in a very simple form. Top chips, burritos, taco salads, nachos, or a spoon with this guacamole and prepare to become addicted! Unfortunately, I can’t take credit for the heart-healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, fiber, or vitamins and minerals in this . . .

… prepare to become addicted!

– guac’s #1 obsessor, me

I don’t mean to brag, but my guacamole is [self-proclaimed] world-famous. My guacamole is so world–famous that I prepared guacamole for our wedding reception in my wedding gown because we didn’t want to purchase it from anywhere knowing it would be sub-par to my creation. And that, my friends, is a true story. 

And that, my friends, is a true story.

– the bride

The problem is, historically, I have never measured my ingredients. A little this, a little that, taste, repeat. But for you, the world . . . or in this case, I measured. I will say that every avocado is different and so tasting and adding a little more of this or that is generally required, but I’m providing you with a heck-uv-a starting point. 

Remember when we used to be scared of avocados because they are high in fat? Now they are like everyone’s besties and being carried in their whole form in purses and lunch bags. We aren’t fat-phobic like we once were and we recognize that the fat contained in these guys are monounsaturated or what we often label as “heart-healthy fats”. Fat can help provide satiety (satisfaction) and keep you full longer between meals.  Avocados are impressively high in fiber which provides benefits with digestion, blood sugar regulation, and also helps with keeping hunger at bay. Avocados have a host of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. So, while they are high in calories and we need to be mindful in our consumption, they can be a preferable choice to other high saturated fat toppings that we might otherwise use on my all–time favorite foods – namely the taco, burrito, enchilada, salad, nacho, tortilla chip, etc.

BTW, guacamole is a triplet! He loves being with his sibs, restaurant style salsa and pico de gallo. As long as I am making pico de gallo, I nearly always make guacamole at the same time because the only extra step is mashing avocados!

The Recipe